16 episodes

Spirituality Challenged uncovers the classified history behind controversial Christian ideologies while presenting its findings freely to the public square. While speaking truth to power, a Christian-musician-turned-agnostic-autistic tells stories of how ideas in American Christianity formed while examining their lasting impact on North American culture.

Our website is spirchallpod.neocities.org

Spirituality Challenged Liminal Nerd Media

    • History

Spirituality Challenged uncovers the classified history behind controversial Christian ideologies while presenting its findings freely to the public square. While speaking truth to power, a Christian-musician-turned-agnostic-autistic tells stories of how ideas in American Christianity formed while examining their lasting impact on North American culture.

Our website is spirchallpod.neocities.org

    S01 E10: That's Bad! Moral Panics, Art, and Changing Standards of Censorship Over History

    S01 E10: That's Bad! Moral Panics, Art, and Changing Standards of Censorship Over History

    What do Christians keep on having moral panics when a new book, a new movie, or even new trends overtake teen culture? Why, in response, do the standards of what is acceptable or taboo constantly change? What do moral panics throughout history teach us about morality in general?

    Join the autistic host of the podcast as he reflects on the moral panics of history and figures out why Christianity can't win against the arts.

    Sadly, our host has to break the bad news to you amazing listeners who made it this far, that there won't be any future episodes until further notice. The host of the pod has been undergoing some health issues that have an extreme side effect where his voice is completely lost. He is working through therapy to get everything under control wishes everyone a wonderful summer of 2024.

    • 46 min
    S01 E09: Autism, Race, Eugenics, and Neurodiversity: How Are All These Connected?

    S01 E09: Autism, Race, Eugenics, and Neurodiversity: How Are All These Connected?

    What do Christians think when they hear the word autism? ? Why is it important to understand the real origins of race, eugenics, and Focus on the Family in relation to understanding how the church sees ASD, bipolar, and other mental health conditions like dyspraxia ? How does Andrew Wakefield and Donald Trump's ideas surrounding autism show how impure evangelicals feel neurodiversity is? And what progressive policies took place to ensure that we celebrate the human dignity of disabled folks today?

    Join the autistic host of the podcast as he reflects on how we got autism month today.

    • 58 min
    A Quick Brief Before the Last Two Episodes of Season 1

    A Quick Brief Before the Last Two Episodes of Season 1

    Just a quick brief regarding the future of the podcast and an apology regarding an episode that was released in early March.

    Note that we will be taking a break from posting on Meta-based platforms until further notice.

    • 7 min
    S01 E08: Beastered: How Christians Eventually Embraced Theatre

    S01 E08: Beastered: How Christians Eventually Embraced Theatre

    How did Plato influence churches to panic over the theatrical arts? And what made the church eventually relent and start supporting the art of play acting which lead to the viral internet sensations of Winnipeg Church of the Rock plays?

    To view all of these plays online for a good laugh, watch them on archive.org

    • 22 min
    S01 E07: Consume and Consume Some More (Until the End))

    S01 E07: Consume and Consume Some More (Until the End))

    Note: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS A TON OF SWEARING IN THE LATER HALF

    How did the early Christian thought and fundamentalism cause Christians to still consume just like everyone else? Does eschatology also encourage Christians to try living the high life? Does anyone subconsciously want Jesus to come back while they're still alive?

    Join the host as he shares history, sorts through his own past on end time teachings, and rants about why he's annoyed when people try to give him car rides.

    • 32 min
    S01 - Bonus Episode 2: Time Machines

    S01 - Bonus Episode 2: Time Machines

    Listeners of the Spirituality Podcast share what they could do to undo their religious trauma and time in the church if they had a time machine.

    • 17 min

Top Podcasts In History

The Rest Is History
Goalhanger Podcasts
Short History Of...
NOISER
History's Secret Heroes
BBC Radio 4
The Spy Who
Wondery
Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit
The Secret Life of Canada
CBC